People's Daily Online, Hong Kong, July 10 (Wu Yuyangyang) The Hong Kong Palace Museum and the Palace Museum jointly organized the special exhibition "Lighting Colors - Ming Dynasty Ceramic Treasures from the Palace Museum", which displayed 106 ceramic treasures from the Palace Museum. Shows the development, evolution and outstanding achievements of ceramic craftsmanship in the Ming Dynasty. The opening ceremony of the exhibition was held on the 9th.
The opening ceremony of "Lighting and Colorful - Ming Dynasty Ceramic Treasures from the Palace Museum". Photo by People's Daily Online by Wu Yuyang
Luo Xianliang, deputy director of the Palace Museum, said that the ceramics of the Ming Dynasty left a strong imprint on the history of world crafts. This exhibition presents the distinctive categories of the Palace Museum collection, demonstrates the history and culture of the Ming Dynasty and the wisdom of ceramic craftsmen, and allows the audience to experience China. The unique charm of ceramic art and its profound cultural connotation. The Palace Museum will continue to maintain close cooperation with the Hong Kong Palace Museum to share cultural achievements, jointly promote exchanges and dialogues, and paint a picture of diverse and interactive people-to-people exchanges.
Tam Yun-chi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, pointed out that the Hong Kong Palace Museum shoulders the mission of promoting the research and appreciation of Chinese culture and art, as well as promoting dialogue between different civilizations. The museum is very honored to cooperate with the Palace Museum to leverage Hong Kong’s advantages in connecting the world and hopes to become a door for Chinese culture and art to the world.
According to reports, ceramics are a major collection type of the Palace Museum. Among the more than 1.86 million pieces in the collection, ceramic cultural relics account for more than 360,000 pieces, inheriting the palace collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Among them, the Ming Dynasty was one of the most prosperous periods in the history of Chinese ceramic development. Porcelain was of excellent quality and colorful, and became popular all over the world, becoming an important carrier of cultural exchanges and mutual learning between China and foreign countries.
National first-class cultural relic, orthodox blue and white vitriol red sea dragon pattern plate. Photo by People's Daily Online by Wu Yuyang
This exhibition selects more than 100 representative Ming Dynasty ceramic treasures from the Palace Museum, 21 of which are national first-class cultural relics, including the Hongwu Underglaze Red Pine, Bamboo and Plum Picture Jade Pot Spring Vase, the Orthodox Blue and White Alum Red Colored Sea Water Dragon pattern plate, Chenghua doucai Sanqiu cup and Wanli colorful lotus pond flower and bird painting garlic vase, etc. The exhibition is open to the public from July 10.
